Even though Matthew 8:23-27 and Mark 4:36-41 describe the same event in the life of Christ, each does so in a slightly different manner from the other. The two writers place emphasis on specific words or ideas, which is unique to their own writing and does not reflect on the other. Yet, the two go together and show a dependency of thought that supports the notion that the two were not conceived independently of one another. The reasons that the texts appear similar and yet dissimilar at the same time are that 1) the audience of the two gospels were different; 2) the writing styles of the two differed; and 3) the context of the two gives each its own special significance that makes it unique. This paper will argue for dependence of one upon the other with respect to the gospels of Matthew and Mark and explain why they are different.Clearly the two gospels are telling the same story of Christ calming the storm. Yet each does so in a unique way. Part of the reason this is so is that the two writers had a different audience in mind when they composed their gospels. Matthew was writing for a Jewish audience while Mark was writing for a gentile audience. Matthew uses the name of Jesus in verse 23, whereas mark does not use the name at all. Matthew uses the name “Lord” when the disciples call out “Lord, save us!” whereas Mark has the disciples call out “Teacher,” and ask him in a less dramatic tone...
For the Gentiles, Mark saw that they used reason to approach the divine: they wanted logical steps towards God and thus Mark conveys this dramatic scene with more logic than drama. For the Jews, however, their entire history and culture is shaped by dramatic events and they undoubtedly had more of an appreciation for the dramatic, which is why Matthew provides this type of drama and connects it to the name of Jesus: he wants his Jewish audience to appreciate the dramatic way in which Christ was sent to save them. He does this by having Christ bring up the subject of faith: “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” (Matthew 8:26). Mark, on the other hand, simply shows Christ addressing the sea to “be muzzled” (Mark 4:39), an indication to the Gentile reader of the power that Christ has over nature.
Jesus then recruits other disciples, such as James and John, and decides to spread the Word of God to other parts of the region while doing good deeds, like miraculously healing the sick and the blind. As a symbol of his personality, Jesus does not accept the role of prophet and then forbids his disciples to spread the idea that he is the messiah, due to "the contemporary messianic ideals
Second, he must attempt to present good doctrine. Contrary to what some may suggest, these first two goals are not identical -- merely by translating from the page to the screen what the gospels describe happening would not explain the theological significance of the events, as Jesus is rather too busy being executed to have much time to explain his purpose of salvation in those chapters -- this purpose
Homeric Epics and Mark Dennis McDonald's The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark (2000) is a book that was always guaranteed to upset orthodox Christian theologians and biblical literalists and fundamentalists everywhere, since its main thesis held that the author of the first gospel used the Iliad and the Odyssey as literary models. He compares Mark to the apocryphal Acts of Andrew, a Gnostic book, and describes it as a
Jesus warns not just Peter but all of "them" about not boasting about the messiah in Mark, Matthew, and Luke too. Jesus's warning comes immediately after the miraculous healing of the blind man (Mark 8:30; Matthew 16:20; Luke 9:21). Interestingly, the Gospel of Matthew is more emphatic about Peter's future role as the "rock" of the Church of Christ: "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this
There are seven letters by Paul and it is accepted that they were written by Paul, but no one knows clearly who wrote the rest. A critical enquiry into all this started only in the 18th century as there was no critical study of the matter. The accepted authorship of Paul is regarding the Epistles to Romans, First to Corinthians, Second to Corinthians, to Philippians, to Galatians, to Thessalonians
Matthew and Mark The synoptic Gospels of Matthew and Mark differ significantly in their perception of Jesus, but share great similarities in the way in which they state salvation should be sought. Within Matthew, Jesus is described as Godlike, but within Mark Jesus is seen as a special man, but not as a God. Mark and Matthew are similar in their perception of the attainment of salvation. Matthew describes salvation through
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